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Column: Shohei Ohtani joining the Dodgers is a huge win for all of baseball

When Shohei Ohtani agreed to play for the Dodgers, everyone won — well, almost everyone.

The best player in baseball will spend the next 10 years playing for one of the sport’s signature franchises, positioning him to be featured in the postseason year after year after year.

Ohtani won.

The Dodgers won.

Baseball won.

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About the only losers here were the Angels, but what’s new about that?

This was a grand slam for everyone involved, Ohtani now moving to a stage worthy of his talents.